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Read about the important science being undertaken at NIWA, and how it affects New Zealanders

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    Even more flexibility with fisheries software CASAL II

    Feature story
    NIWA-developed software is becoming the international standard in the assessment and management of fish stocks.
  • NIWA's Hotspot Watch 4 March 2016

    Hotspot
    Across the northern North Island, soil moisture levels have generally remained the same or increased slightly when compared to this time last week.
  • New step for Kiwi-German scientific relations

    News article
    A long-standing international scientific partnership is being celebrated in Central Otago today.
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    When the river meets the sea, scientists will be watching

    News article
    Scientists are taking some high-tech equipment to Fiordland next week to find out more about what happens when a river meets the ocean.
  • Tapping into nature’s archive of change

    Feature story
    NIWA scientists are tapping into nature’s archives to understand our abrupt climate changes.
  • NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    On the North Island, soil moisture levels have generally remained the same or increased when compared to this time last week.
  • Scientists get boost to combat invasive marine pests

    News article
    Work to protect New Zealand waters from an increasing number of invasive biological pests has received a funding boost to fight their spread.
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    Tropical Cyclone Winston Update #3

    News article
    Tropical Cyclone Winston is showing some signs of weakening as of this morning, now located about 600km southeast of Vanuatu’s southernmost islands.
  • Tropical Cyclone Winston Update #2

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    NIWA meteorologists continue to monitor the progression of Tropical Cyclone Winston.
  • NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    Changes in soil moisture levels across the North Island vary when compared to this time last week, with a mixture of both increased and decreased moisture.
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    Tropical cyclone update #2

    News article
    Niwa meteorologists continue to cast a watchful eye over two strengthening tropical cyclones in the South Pacific.
  • NIWA's Hotspot Watch

    Hotspot
    A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.